Now if I were a really good blogger I would have taken pictures of the food and they would have looked wonderful and you all would have thought “wow she can cook”, but alas I didn’t. Perhaps once I get back into the habit of blogging you will get to see fun pictures and hear about my life in a more witty way. Perhaps I will have more wisdom to share the more I think about posting to my blog throughout the day. But for now this is what you get. Take it or leave it.

Captivating is a book about unveiling the mystery of a woman’s soul.  It is for woman what Wild at Heart by John Eldrdge was for men.  They address the three main desires in a woman’s heart, how those are damaged by our upbringing and the enemy, and then how to find healing.

There were parts of this book I enjoyed but there were many problems I had with the book.  One of those issues was that, in my opinion, the authors downplay the sovereignty of God.  At one point when talking about how woman desire to be loved they then take this to mean that God desires the same thing and that he is sitting in heaven just waiting for us to love Him.  I do not agree with this picture of God at all.  Most of the references to the Bible were poor at best but, once again in my opinion, they were not theologically correct nor applied correctly.  The last thing that really got me was when they talked about how we need to renounce “vows” we have made so that God can heal us.  I don’t disagree regarding the desires of a woman’s heart but I do disagree with about everything else.  I would not recommend this book for others to read.

I received this book free from Thomas Nelson Publishers as part of their BookSneeze.com book review bloggers program. I was not required to write a positive review. The opinions I have expressed are my own. I am disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission’s 16 CFR, Part 255 <http://www.access.gpo.gov/nara/cfr/waisidx_03/16cfr255_03.html> : “Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising.”

Sarah, a friend of a friend, from House on Fire gave me the beautiful blogger award. I guess that means I should start blogging again. I’ve been meaning too for quite some time but just haven’t gotten around to it so I figured now is a great time to start.

As a recipient of the Beautiful Blogger award, one must:

1) Add a link and note of thanks to the person giving the award

2) Pass the award on to 15 bloggers whose blogs you have recently discovered that you love

3) Share 7 things about yourself

7 Things About Me

1)  I”m pregnant with our third child.

2)  I love spring.

3)  My favorite flowers are roses.

4)  I am extremely passionate about home education.

5)  I aspire to get my teaching credentials so that I can help friends who want to homeschool there kids but can’t.

6)  I enjoy cleaning my house.  (yeah I’m strange)

7)  I’m a total bookworm.

15 Blogs that I love

1) 1870 Pearl – I have read Abigail’s blog for quite awhile.  She is a very talented knitter and housewife.

2)  A Life of Colour – Roxanne is my favorite indie yarn dyer.  When she first started out I think I single handedly funded her.  :)  My now hubby also bought a bunch of yarn from her as a present for me and when we got engaged she sent me a beautiful yarn bouquet.

3)  chrissmarie5 – She has the cutest triplets.  She knits and scrapbooks.

4)  Ecnobusters – Molly Green gives great tips on frugal living and she is learning to knit.

5)  Erica’s Blog – I’ve been reading Erica’s blog for years.  I enjoy her pictures, knitting, and I really like it when she writes funny stuff she overhears in her house.

6)  Fireside – A great homeschooling blog.

7)  Gates of Grace – Darby is a local friend of mine who just recently started a blog and is going back to school.

 Here in Topeka – I love Katrina’s blog (when she updates).  :)  I have met her in person and she is super sweet and a wonderful knitter to say the least.

9)  Knitnana – She blogs about knitting and her life.  A wonderful lady.  She makes the best bags too.

10) Knitting Giraffe – I found her blog through a contest she did a couple of years ago.  She is a wonderful woman with a wonderful story and loves the Lord….plus she knits.  :)

11)  Random Thoughts and Wanderings – I had to add Bethany’s blog.  She doesn’t blog much since she has a newborn.  But Bethany has been a friend of mine since we were super little.  Her mom was my mom’s best friend and birthing coach when I was born.  Her dad lead my dad to the Lord so there family is very close to my heart.

12) Selects Wool and Flax – I love Robin’s blog.  The first thing that attracted me was her name which comes from Proverbs 31.  she is a wonderful crafter and Christian.

13) Seven’s Heaven – I found this blog through Donna Otto’s ministry.  I love that she has so many kids and homeschools.  It’s a great blog to read.  Susan is also a great person to go to for advice.

14)  Tammy’s Recipes – Tammy has a website full of wonderful recipes and pictures of her new beautiful baby boy.

15)  The Homespun Heart – I love this blog.  It’s beautiful and she writes about so many things that God deals with me on.  Great blog.

So now it’s time to let all these people know about there awards.  :)

I love watching my children interact with each other. It is so sweet to see the love and special bond they have has brother and sister. I pray they keep this growing up. That is one of the many reasons we homeschool. We want our family to be a true family and enjoy each other as God intended it.